Vocabulary
melted rock in the Earth’s mantle
magma
What forms when a undersea volcano continuously erupts depositing sediment and growing upwards
a gigantic wave of seawater caused by an earthquake
tsunami
sediments collected in layers over time is what time of rock
sedimentary rock
Tallest mountain in Asia
Mount Everest
the outermost layer of the earth
crust
a hill or mountain formed over a crack in the Earth that erupts
volcano
Mount St. Helens began to _____________ on one side before it erupted
bulge
a crack in the earth's crust
fault
rock that is formed from magma cooling & solidifying
igneous rock
mountains that look like great hums of rock with rounded tops
dome mountains
an explanation for why something happens based on evidence
theory
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano or geyser
crater
the most volcanically active regions in the world; name for the border of the Pacific tectonic plate
Ring of Fire
a smaller, weaker earthquake tat often follows a main earthquake event
movement of sediments from place to place
erosion
when tectonic plates collide with so much pressure the crust crumbles forming what type of mountain
fold mountains
layer of the earth between the crust and the outer core
mantle
a deep valley with steep sides
canyon
Volcanoes will sometimes ____________________ sending out rock, lava and ash in a sudden explosion
erupt
an instrument used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
seismograph
rock that is exposed to extreme heat and pressure
metamorphic rock
The Indo-Australian plate moved in what direction to form the Himalayan mountains
North
place where crust is sinking down into the mantle
ocean trenches
solid top part that is broken up into sections that move against each other
tectonic plates
a very hot region deep within Earth's mantle where a huge magma chamber forms
hotspot
epicenter
a common igneous rock that forms from magma that coooled within earths crust
granite
Two examples of folded mountain ranges
Andes & Himalayas
Process when an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate
subduction